Norwich City's potential club record signing Gabriel Sara starts his first league game for the Canaries in this afternoon's Championship fixture against West Bromwich Albion.

The Brazilian replaces Todd Cantwell in the Norwich line-up, with head coach Dean Smith naming an otherwise unchanged team.

Smith is without midfielders Isaac Hayden, Jacob Sorensen and Liam Gibbs, although the former is expected to join first-team training from next week.

Left-back Dimitris Giannoulis is also expected back soon having damaged ankle ligaments in August's 1-1 draw with Wigan Athletic, while his understudy Sam McCallum is still recovering from a foot injury sustained three days later.

Winger Jon Rowe is missing with a stress fracture to the shin sustained before the start of the season, while goalkeeper Angus Gunn is expected to return after the international break.

Norwich City (4-2-3-1): Krul; Aarons, Omobamidele, Hanley, Byram; McLean, Nunez; Sargent, Sara, Ramsey; Pukki. Subs: McGovern (GK), Gibson, Hugill, Dowell, Cantwell, Sinani, Hernandez.

West Brom (4-2-3-1): Button; Furlong, O'Shea, Peters; Molumby, Livermore; Wallace, Swift, Diangana; Thomas-Asante. Subs: Palmer (GK), Phillips, Kelly, Grant, Reach, Gardner-Hickman, Yokuslu.

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